Zombie Apocalypse Mining Bots - Need Help

[Toey_Maulerant]

It seems that my 2 characters are not able to gank a fleet of Apocalypse mining bots in the System of Alakgur. There are about 8 of them 8 mining lasers, shield tanked. Takes 4 catalysts to gank and I only have 2. They don’t respond to bumping, they don’t respond to ganking attempts (Yes I failed)
I am sure they are multi-alpha on one computer boxing via ?VM. 8 days old with BS and T2 fits for 20+ hours of mining. I mean 12 lasers on 1 small rock because it is the closest, really?1?

They have been reported but so far no action

So my questions are:

1. Anyone know of a good way with only 2 characters to gank these guys?
2. Anyone want to come gank them for me?
   3, Any other ideas?

Thank you

[Zhalyd_Lyehin]

Use Brutix or Talos or better yet Oracles instead?

[Daichi_Yamato]

Upping to ABC’s may do it. Or Coercers may have a better chance than catalysts.

[Destiny_Corrupted]

Probably insured.

Have you calculated how much their setups are worth? Would the botter actually feel some kind of loss if you ganked his ships, or would it just be a minor inconvenience?

Machariel bumping might be a better solution until CCP acts on the botting report, if they do.

[Toey_Maulerant]

Well I did get a 500m microwarp on a stabber. Overhear for 7k+ m/s. Was going to try that, then they suddenly all disappeared.

As far as their fit. I suspect it costs them 150m per ship with the Apocalypse BB and all that t2 stuff. 4 catalyst T2 to gank is 60m.

If they come back I will bump them, and see if that causes him to decide to leave.

[Toey_Maulerant]

Ahh success https://zkillboard.com/kill/84258113/

We got 3 earlier, but I got it down to only needing 2 ships.